Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.6° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.7
NW
6
0.2
N
16
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
36
19
17
18
12
12
17
14
8
8
29
35
52
50
46
65
64
67
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
NW
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19PM2.70m
10:31AM2.75m
10:31PM2.92m
11:29AM2.96m
Low Tide
3:05PM1.27m
3:52AM0.72m
4:22PM1.11m
4:57AM0.46m
5:18PM0.88m
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Temp °C
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
6
7
6
9
10
9
10
8
6
5
4
6
6
5
3
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